Birds are able to fly gracefully in turbulent air by sensing gusts and disturbances in air flow through their feathers. The turbulence avoidance system developed replicates this natural technology, with the aim of enabling planes to fly smoothly through even severe turbulence ‒ just like birds.̓

This has great potential for all sizes of aircraft as it could not only reduce the effects of turbulence on passengers but also reduce loads

on plane wings, leading to lower fatigue and longer life. While further research is made to apply this technology to larger and faster aircrafts, it has already been proven to keep small, lightweight planes, those that experience the most turbulence of them all, steady.

Read more: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/feathers-inspire-tur bulence-avoidance-system/1019415.article#ixzz3HRzsDBjw

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